Workshop Wed. to discuss Great Bay peer review study

DOVER — The City Council will hold a workshop meeting Wednesday night to discuss the recently released peer review study into environmental and water quality issues of Great Bay.

The independent study, commissioned by the Great Bay Coalition in agreement with the N.H. Department of Environmental Services, has confirmed some of the arguments the Coalition levied against stringent EPA sanctioned limits on nitrogen emissions in the bay.

The EPA limits, which could come at significant cost to municipalities along the estuary, were proposed based on a 2009 report from the DES, which the coalition contended was created utilizing faulty science.

According to City Manager Mike Joyal, the peer review affirms some of those concerns, saying there are other factors contributing to environmental issues in Great Bay.

The council initially planned to discuss the city's master plan as well, but Joyal announced that portion of the workshop would be postponed. Instead, the council will be meeting in a nonpublic session to discuss a possible property related sale, purchase or lease, according to an email from Joyal.

The workshop will begin at 7 p.m. in City Hall.

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